Griner will face harsh conditions in the forced labor camp, and it will be difficult for her family to contact her or even know her exact location.
Griner was visiting Russia to compete in the WBNA offseason in February when Russian authorities found cannabis oil in her luggage. She was promptly arrested for possessing the vape cartridges and was later sentenced to nine years in prison.
On Griner’s 32nd birthday last month, her representatives released a statement thanking her supporters. “Thank you everyone for fighting so hard to get me home. All the support and love are definitely helping me,” Griner said from prison, according to the statement. The U.S. has been open to prisoner swap talks with Russia, but there appears to be no significant progress. The U.S. government has engaged in prisoner swap talks with Russia, but there appears to be no significant progress. “Putin’s Playbook” author told Fox News that tense relations over the Russo-Ukrainian War have impacted the negotiations.
“This is another case that demonstrates that Americans are not safe in Russia, especially Americans of Russian descent and especially now when the relations between Moscow and Washington are at the lowest point in history, including the Cold War,” the intelligence expert said last month.
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